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Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite pricing
API list price by Google · same on Google AI Studio · checked Oct 23, 2026
$0.10 / $0.40per 1M tokens in / out
$0.01cache read · −90%
#40on OpenRouter by tokens · 567.4B / week
Price sheetper 1M tokens
| Input | $0.10 | list |
| Output | $0.40 | |
| Cache read | $0.01 | −90% vs input |
| Cache write | $0.083 | −17% vs input |
| Context · max output | 1M · 66K | tokens |
| Free tier | yes | lab API free tier |
Where to buy2 providers · per 1M tokens
| Provider | Input | Output | Context |
|---|---|---|---|
| Googlelab | $0.10 | $0.40 | 1M |
| Google AI Studio | $0.10 | $0.40 | 1M |
In Google's line-upper 1M in / out
| Gemma 4 12B | $0.10 / $0.30 | −14% |
| Gemma 4 E2B | $0.08 / $0.40 | −9% |
| Gemma 4 31B | $0.10 / $0.34 | −9% |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite | $0.10 / $0.40 | this model |
| Gemma 4 26B A4B | $0.15 / $0.60 | +50% |
| Gemma 4 26B | $0.15 / $0.60 | +50% |
| Gemma 2 27B | $0.27 / $0.27 | +54% |
Cheaper for the same workvs Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite
| Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta | -14% | score ×5.3 | $0.10 / $0.30 |
| Ling 3.0 Flash VL thinkingOpen | -49% | score ×3.7 | $0.06 / $0.18 |
| Solar Mini 4 | -50% | score ×3.6 | $0.37 |
| Ling 3.0 Flash Fin thinkingOpen | -49% | score ×3.4 | $0.06 / $0.18 |
| Ling 3.0 Flash thinkingOpen | -49% | score ×3 | $0.06 / $0.18 |
Pricing questions
How much does Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite cost?›
$0.10 per 1M input tokens and $0.40 per 1M output tokens on Google's API and Google AI Studio. Cached input is $0.01.
Is Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite free to use?›
Yes, with limits: lab API free tier. Subject to the model’s free-tier rate limits and region eligibility. Free-tier content may be used to improve Google products.
How much does prompt caching save?›
Cache reads cost $0.01 per 1M, 90% below the input price. Writing to the cache costs $0.083 per 1M.
What is a cheaper alternative to Gemini 2.5 Flash Lite?›
Agnes 2.5 Pro Beta costs -14% per task with a score ×5.3 on Humanity's Last Exam.